Dates and Times: Fri and Sat Oct 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, and 28 from 6-9 pm and Sat. Oct. 29 from 5-9 pm (following Halloweenfest in downtown Brevard).
Family friendly and fantastic artistic fun or great date night with beautiful lighted carved pumpkin displays on a short walking trail, talented local musicians, food trucks and coffee house, games, storytelling, face painting, white squirrel scavenger hunt, and the Silvermont historic mansion open for tours. The new 2021 “White Squirrel Circus” display returns, as well as 18 other lighted pumpkin displays such as Butterfly Garden, Pirates Cove, Under the Sea, Witches Garden, Ghost Circle, Totem Garden, and more. A new 2022 exhibit has been developed by Friends of Silvermont’s Pumpkinteers that ties throughout many of the other exhibits- Syd, The Lost Little White Squirrel, searches for her family. Several photo-op sites will also be set up throughout the Pumpkin Fest Displays.
Fine gravel trail works well for strollers but does not meet ADA standards for wheelchairs. Pumpkin Fest is a Fundraiser for Friends of Silvermont to help maintain and improve the Silvermont Park and historic mansion.
Location- Silvermont Park 364 E. Main St. Brevard, NC 28712. Admission $5 per person (2 and over) cash or check with ID. Cost to use credit/debit is $5.25 per person.
Onsite parking cost $5 cash per car. Free parking is available offsite on nearby streets and at church and Comporium parking lots one or two blocks away. Handicap sticker- free parking onsite.
Music and Food Schedule:
| Date | Time | Music Schedule | Food Trucks plus Bill’s Boilerhouse or Cup and Saucer- Drinks and Cookies Every Night |
| Oct. 7 Friday | 6-9 pm | Nikki Talley and Jason Sharp | Toasted Cuban, BBQ, Jenny’s Minis Donuts |
| Oct. 8 Saturday | 6-9 pm | Nikki Talley and Jason Sharp | Feta Flav and Big Pasta, Glykalogy Donuts |
| Oct. 14 Friday | 6-9 pm | McIntosh and the Lionhearts | BBQ and Big Pasta, Glykalogy Donuts |
| Oct. 15 Saturday | 6-9 pm | Big Eyed Rabbit | Toasted Cuban and Feta Flav, Glykalogy Donuts |
| Oct. 21 Friday | 6-9 pm | Two Step Too | BBQ and Big Pasta, Jenny’s Minis Donuts |
| Oct. 22 Saturday | 6-9 pm | Unpaid Bill and the Bad Czechs | Usual Suspects Sandwiches, Big Pasta, Jenny Minis Donuts |
| Oct. 28 Friday | 6-9 pm | Byrds and Crows | Haus Heidelberg, BBQ, Jenny’s Minis Donuts |
| Oct. 29 Saturday | 5-9 pm | The Outside Dogs | Toasted Cuban, Big Pasta, Glykalogy Donuts |
Website: https://silvermont.org/ Facebook: SilvermontPark: https://www.facebook.com/silvermontpark/ For questions or to volunteer, contact Maury Bandurraga at 828-862-5984 or Pumpkinfestbrevard@gmail.com
We especially need able bodied folks to help with parking each event night, and folks to help with tear down and move-out October 30 and 31 and November 1-3. Lunch provided on move-out days.
Press release: October 3, 2022
Pumpkin Fest at Silvermont in Brevard is Supported by a Grant from Transylvania County Tourism Development Authority
Friends of Silvermont 